Boris Johnson says he backs Met commissioner and urges public to ‘trust the police’

Boris Johnson has said he backs Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, who has faced calls to resign for her handling of the Sarah Everard case, and urged the public to "trust the police".

French serial killer identified as retired police officer after 35-year hunt

A serial killer who carried out a spate of murders and rapes in and around Paris in the 1980s and 1990s has been revealed as a retired police officer, according to reports in France.

Business confidence in UK economy ‘falls off a cliff’ to lockdown levels in face of rising costs

Confidence of company bosses in the UK economy "fell off a cliff" in recent weeks amid uncertainty and rising costs, according to a survey.

French serial killer identified as retired police officer after 35-year hunt

A serial killer who carried out a spate of murders and rapes in and around Paris in the 1980s and 1990s has been revealed as a retired police officer, according to reports in France.

Strained US-China relations make climate talks more difficult, John Kerry admits

America's special envoy on climate change John Kerry has told Sky News that strained relations between the US and China have made it harder for him to do his job.

French investigators re-examine scene where British family were shot dead nine years ago

French investigators have returned to where three members of a British family were shot dead in the Alps nine years ago.

Backlash as North Yorkshire police commissioner says Sarah Everard should not have ‘submitted’ to false arrest

Sarah Everard should never have "submitted" to fake arrest and women "need to be streetwise" about the powers police have, a police commissioner has said.

India retaliates to UK travel curbs by requiring COVID tests and quarantine for Britons

British nationals visiting India will be subjected to COVID-19 tests and a 10-day quarantine, India has said, in retaliation for the same measures being imposed on Indians visiting the UK.